ESL One Berlin Major 2023 is the second Major of the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event will be held in Berlin, Germany. Participants will compete for a prize pool of $500,000 and 2,700 DPC points.
Participants:
- eighteen teams;
- four teams each from Western Europe and China;
- three teams each from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe;
- two teams each from North America and South America;
Group Stage - April 26 - April 30, 2023
- two groups of nine teams each;
- single round-robin;
- all matches are Bo2;
- top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
- 5th and 6th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs;
- remaining teams are eliminated;
Tiebreaker rules:
- If the tie is over a position of significance;
- Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
- Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
- Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
- Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
- For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
- Neustadtl score;
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
- 1v1 tiebreakers.
- If there is with no schedule allowance and involves explicit elimination, then 1v1 tiebreakers will be played.
Playoffs - May 1 - May 7, 2023
- double-elimination bracket;
- all matches except Grand Final are Bo3;
- grand final is Bo5;